Fender.



No. 836,872. PATENTBD Nov. 27, 1906.

' H. BKREM.

FENDER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 5, 1906.y

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H. BKREM. FENDER.

-APPLIUATION FILED JULY 5, 1906.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

, FENDER.

Speeication of Letters Patent.

Vlatented. Nov. 27, 1906.

Application filed July 5, 1906. Serial No. 324,907.

To a/ZZ whom it 'may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY EKREM, a citizen of the United States, residing 'at San Pedro, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented a new and useful Fender, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to fenders for streetcars and other vehicles, and has for its object to provide improved means for lsupporting the fender in elevated or inoperative position beneath the vehicle and means for automatically projecting the fender to operative position at the front of the vehicle.

A further object is to provide a foot-operated lever for actuating the fender independently of the automatic mechanism, and means for dropping or lowering the free end of the fender when the latter 'is projected 'to operative position.

A further object is to provide a system of lazy-tongs levers operatively connected with the fender and normally held in inoperative position by a coil-spring, and further to provide a tripping device for releasing the spring thereby to expand the lazy-tongs and project the fender.

. A further object is to provide a fender having a pivoted 'forward section forattachment to an apron whereby the weight of an obj ectl deposited in the fender will depress the apron and elevate the pivoted section, thus preventing the object from being thrown from the fender in the path of the vehicle-wheels.

A still further object of the invention is to generally improve this class of devices so as to increase their utility, durability, and efH- ciency.

With these and other objects in view the -invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, it being understood that various changes in form, proportions, and minor' details of construction may be resorted to Within the s'copeof the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this speciiication, Figure 1 is a front elevation of a portion of a car provided with a fender constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view. Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view. Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view of the forward yend of the fender. Fig. 5 is a detail side elevation of the trip mechanism.

Similar numerals of reference indicate cor responding parts in all of thefigures of the drawings.

The improved device is principally designed for use in connection with street-cars and similar vehicles and by way of illustration is shown applied to a street-car of the ordinary construction, in which 5 designates the platform, 6 the wheels, and 7 the dashboard. Secured to the bottom of the platform on each side of the car are guides 8 and 9, provided with'laterally-extending iianges 10, fastened in any suitable manner to the platform, as by bolts or similar fastening devices 11. The guides 9 project a short distance beyond the guides 8, and separating said guides is a'vertical web or partitionv 12, defining longitudinal grooves 13 and 114, the inner face of each groove beingV partially closed by a llongitudinal lip 15.

Suspended from the bottom of the caris a fender consisting of the side bars 16, having their upper ends provided with rollers 17, which lit within the grooves 14 and permit the fender to be -moved longitudinally of the car. Depending from the side vbars 16 are wheel-guards 18, and connecting said side bars near their upper ends is an angle-barlQ, to which is connected one end of a wire net.- ting or apron 20, the opposite nd of which is secured in any suitable manne to the free or active end 21 of the fender. The free end 21 of the fender is pivoted at 22 to the yadjacent ends of the arm 16, so that the weight of an object deposited in the apron will depress the latter and tiltthe pivoted section upwardly, as best shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings, thus preventingl the object from being thrown from the fender in the path ofthe vehicle-wheels.

'The fender is normallyy supported i-n elevated'or inoperative position by -means of links 23, pivoted to the side bars land proj vided with terminal rollers 24, which Vbear against the -walls of the longitudinal lgrooves 13. It will here be noted that when the .fender is in retracted position ythe rollers 24 will engage the adjacent end walls .of vthe guides 8, while the rollers 17 will engage the end walls of the guides 9, thus exerting a rearward pull on the links 23 .and causing the latter vto elevate the free or active end of the fender, as best.shown-.in Fig. of the drawings. Secured to the upper ends-ofthe side bars 16 are transverse bars 25, reinforced by diagonal bars 26, the inner ends of which are operatively connected toy a'linkA 27.

Arranged beneath the vehicle is a coilspring 2 8, one end of which is secured to a i bracket 29,.d epending from the platform 5,

while the opposite'end. thereof is operatively connected with a system of lazy-tongs, (indicated at 30.) The'levers forming the lazy- 'tongs are pivotedat 31 to a bracket 32, carried by the platform of the car, and are also 'connected to the free end of the link 27, `as indicated at 33.

Secured tothe front end of the car is a 'buifer consisting of arectangular framev34,

i l medium 39 Asecured to `-the free end thereof and passing over a -pulley.or roller 40,- the cord- 39 being operatively connected with a cable 40', which engages suitable rollers 4l and 42 and isfastened in any suitable manner toa rod 43, extending longitudinally of the car beneath the platform -of the latter,

asbest shown in Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawings.- One end of the rod 43 is pivotally con- -nected^to the lower end of the buifer-frame 34 through the medium ofa link 44, while the opposite end thereof extends through the= guiding-bracket 45 and is pivoted, as indi- -cated at 46, -to a tripping device. The tripping device comprises a pair of levers 47 and 48, the adjacent endsof which are pivoted to the rod at 46, while the lever 47 is ivoted at 49 -to one end of the guiding-brac et 45, as shown. y The intermediate `portion of the lever 48'is pivotedat-47 to' ahanger 48, and

. the free end'thereof is provided with a terminal hook 50, ada'pt'ed `to engage a recess in an "extension or locking device 5l secured in `any suitable manner vto one end. of the spring '28, thereby to normally hold the spring in extendedposition. It will thus be seen that the impact of an object against the buffer 34 will, through the medium of the link 44 and vcord 40', move the rod 43 longitudinally of the vehicle and Abreak the knuckle or' joint 46,

\ thus disengaging the hook 50 from the recess inthe extension 5l and causing the spring to "expandtlie lazy-tongs and project the fender to operative position at the forward end of the car, as best shown in Figs. 2 and 5 of the drawings.

The initial forward movement of the fender will cause the links 23 to assume 'a vertical position, thus allowing the free end of the lines'in said figure.

fender to drop to the dotted-line position shown in Fig. 2, the fender being subsequently forced longitudinally of the car to operativev position, as indicated by dotted Attention is here called to the fact that the rearward movement of the fender is limited by engagement with the rear walls 52 ofthe guides 9, while the forward movement of said fender is limited by the forward end walls of the guides 8.

As a means for operating the fender independently of the automatic mechanism there is provided a suitable foot-lever 5 3, the lower end of which is pivotally connected toa pair of links 54 and55, the link 55 being pivotally mounted on a bracket 56, while the lever 54 is pivotally connected at 57 to the link 44 and the operating-bar 43, as shown. It will thus be seen that by depressing the lever 53 against the tension of the spring 58y the bar or rodv 43 will be moved longitudinally of the carand release the tripping device, thus permitting the spring to project the fender to operative positionindependently of the buffer'and its associated parts. VFromr'the foregoing description it will be seenfthat there isv provided an extremely simple, inexpensive, and efficient device admirably adapted for the attainment of the ends in view.

Having thus described the invention, what is. claimed is'- l. rlhe combination with a vehicle, of a fender normally supported in inoperative position beneath the vehicle, a spring operatively connected with thefender, a trip engaging one end of the spring for holding the latter in inoperative position', and means for automatically releasing the trip thereby to IOO project the fender to operative position at one end of the vehicle.

2. The combination with a vehicle, of spaced guides secured to the bottom thereof,

a fender normally supported beneath the vehicle and providedA withrollers mounted for sliding movement within the-guides, means for normally elevatingv the free. end ofthe j fender, and means for automatically lowering the fender and projecting the'same to operative position at one end of the vehicle.

3. The combination with a vehicle, of a plurality -of sets of spaced guides secured thereto, a fender normally supported beneath the vehicleand provided with rollers seated within one set of. guides, links operatively connccted with the fender and pro- IZO vided with rollers seated in the adjacent set.V of guides for normally supporting the` for-l ward vend of the'fender in elevated position, and means for automatically lowering the fender and projecting the same to operative position at one end of the vehicle.

4. The combination with a vehicle, of a fender normally supported beneath the vehicle, a butler, a spring connected with the tender, a trippin device associated with the spring, and a ro connecting the butler and tripping device tor releasing the latter thereby to project the tender to operative position at one end of the vehicle.

5. The combination with a' vehicle, ot a tender normally supported in inoperative position beneath the car, a spring, a system ot lazy-tongs connecting the tender and spring, a tripping device associated with the spring, and means tor automatically releasing the tripping device thereby to project the tender to operative position at the torward end ot the vehicle.

6. The combination with a vehicle, ot a tender normally supported in inoperative position beneath the vehicle, a spring associated with the tender, a system ot lazy-tongs connecting the spring and tender, a tripping device tor locking the spring in inoperative position, and means tor automatically releasing the tripping device thereby to project the tender to operative position at one end ot the vehicle.

7. The combination with a vehicle, ot a fender normally supported in inoperative position beneath t-he vehicle, a spring associated with the tender, a tripping device adapted to engage the spring, means tor automatically releasing the tripping device to project the tender to operative position at one end ot the vehicle, and means independent ot the automatic means tor actuating the tender.

8. The combination with a vehicle, ot a tender supported beneath the vehicle, a spring associated with the tender, a system ot lazy-tongs connecting the spring and tender, a tripping device engaging the spring, a spring-pressed butler, and a longitudinallymovable rod connecting the butler and tripping device tor releasing the spring thereby to project the tender to operative position at one end ot the vehicle.

9. The combination with a vehicle, ot a tender supported beneath the vehicle, a spring associated with the tender, a tripping device engaging the spring, a buHer, a rod connecting the butler and tripping device tor releasing the latter thereby to project the tender to operative position at one end ot the vehicle, a link connected with the rod, and a toot-operated lever pivotally connected to lthe link for operating the tender independently ot the butler.

10. The combination with a vehicle, ot a tender supported beneath the vehicle, a spring associated with the tender, a butler supported at one end ot the vehicle, a tripping device engaging the spring, a rod eX- tending longitudinally of the car and operatively connected to the tripping device, and a link forming a pivotal connection between the butler and the rod tor releasing the tripping device when the buer is depressed thereby to project the tender to operative position beneath the butler.

11. The combination with a vehicle, of a tender supported beneath the vehicle and provided with -a hinged forward section, an apron secured to the tender and connected to the hinged portion thereof, and means tor automatically projecting the tender to operative position at one end ot the vehicle.

12. The combination with a vehicle, of a fender supported in inoperative position beneath the vehicle, means tor projecting the tender, a butter, a tripping device associated with the projecting means, and means connecting the tripping device and butler tor operating the tender-projecting means.

13. The combination with a vehicle, ot a tender supported in inoperative position beneath the vehicle, means tor projecting the tender to operative position at one end ot the car, a tripping device associated wit-h the projecting means, a rod forming a pivotal connection between the butler and tripping device tor releasing the latter thereby to actuate the projecting means, and a toot-operated device tor releasing the tripping device independently ot the butler.

14. The combination with a vehicle, ot a tender normally supported in inoperative position beneath the vehicle, means tor projecting the tender to operative position at one end oi the vehicle, a butter associated with the vehicle, a tripping device tor controlling the projecting mechanism, a rod forming a pivot-al connection between the tripping device and butler, cables extending etween the butler and rod, and a toot-operated lever pivotally connected with the rod.

15. The combination with a vehicle, ot a tender supported in inoperative position beneath the vehicle, means tor projecting the tender to operative position at one end ot the vehicle, a butler associated with the vehicle, a tripping device tor controlling the projecting means, a rod forming a pivotal connection between the butler and trip ing device for releasing the latter when the utter is depressed thereby to actuate the projecting means, a toot-operated lever, and a link forming a pivotal connection between the connecting-rod and toot-operating lever tor actuating the tender independently ot the butler.

' In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto atliXed my signature in the presence ot two witnesses.

HARRY EKREM.

Witnesses ERWIN WUNDERLIOH, M. CHRIs'rENsEN.

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